From good guy to new guy, the call was going to happen because, well, that’s how Travis Hamonic rolls.

Having heard that Noah Hanifin was acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes, Hamonic grabbed the kid’s details from the Calgary Flames’ communications staff and promptly punched the numbers into his phone.

“I know what it’s like – it’s never easy,” said Hamonic, who, one year prior, almost to the date, had been transferred from the New York Islanders to Calgary. “But when you’ve got guys reaching out and showing their excitement on a personal level to get to know you, it always helps.”

Hamonic remembers being welcomed by Mark Giordano within an hour of his own summertime trade announcement. Matt Stajan gave him a shout, too.

“It made a huge difference. There’s a lot of different emotions, nerves, going on,” he said. “I just wanted to let Noah know that I was there to...